Donnie saw his first wife through a terminal illness an me through rough breast cancer. He is my person!
We would like to thank you for supporting Michele and Donnie in this year's competition. Your participation allows us to aid both the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and Oceana in their respective missions to support hunger relief and ocean conservation.
I heard that someone from the Arrowood family had passed. I researched and realized it was Donnie's first wife. I reached out because we had worked together when we were younger. Our relationship developed and we eventually got married. I helped to raise his two young sons who are now 22 and 23. This was my first marriage and first long term relationship.
What is your favorite memory you've shared as a couple?On my first day of chemo therapy for breast cancer, he told me he was proud of me. It was a rough day and it was a rough 6 months, but I will never forget him telling me he was proud of me.
What would you do with $20,000?We have recently both retired: him from law enforcement and me from teaching. We have relocated to our new home in a new state. As we are living between paychecks (we both have part time jobs in addition to retirement), we could use this for traveling to a dream destination or for additions to our new home. We would also put some aside for emergencies as our kids are becoming independent adults.
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